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1,180 units shipped · 312 mph Channel record · 4.92/5 Trustpilot · 99.4% fleet uptime · 38 service centers · ISO 12217-1 certified · 5-year hull warranty
A Flying Fish hovercraft at full speed across open coastal water, shot from water level
// EST. 2007 · ANNAPOLIS, MD · 1,180 CRAFTS DELIVERED
FF-LINE · 2025 PRODUCTION SLOT OPEN

Skip the traffic.
Skip the waves.

55 knots. Four-second lift-off. A marine-grade aluminum hull that leaves conventional boating in the roost. Flying Fish builds the only production-ready personal hovercraft trusted by 14 of the top 25 U.S. coastal tour operators — and by every one of their passengers.

Top cruise
55kts
Lift-off
4.0sec
Hull warranty
5yr
Service centers
38N. America
// THE LINEUP · 3 PRODUCTION MODELS

Three craft. One VectorFlow skirt. Pick your mission.

Every Flying Fish shares the same patented skirt geometry and ISO 12217-1 marine certification. What changes is displacement, range, and the size of the water you want to leave behind.

The FF-1 lakes-and-bays hovercraft at low altitude over calm morning water FLAGSHIP · RECREATIONAL
FF-1·PERSONAL·$84,900

FF-1 — For lakes, bays, and the Tuesday commute across the cove.

The 55-knot daily driver. 4-second lift, single joystick control, fits in a 22-ft slip. The most-deployed personal hovercraft in North America.

  • Cruise55 kts
  • Range210 nm
  • Payload2 + 220 lb
  • Power380 hp diesel
  • Stock ship6 weeks
The FF-3 expedition hovercraft loaded with gear crossing open coastal water EXPEDITION · COMMERCIAL
FF-3·EXPEDITION·$148,500

FF-3 — The coast guard, the tour op, and the guy with the salt marsh research grant.

Three-seat platform. Reinforced VectorFlow skirt rated for 4-ft chop. Fielded by Atlantic EcoTours and three U.S. port-authority SAR units.

  • Cruise48 kts
  • Range340 nm
  • Payload3 + 660 lb
  • Power560 hp twin diesel
  • Custom build14 weeks
The FF-8R race-edition hovercraft at full throttle with bow lifted RACE EDITION · RECORD HOLDER
FF-8R·RACE·$312,000

FF-8R — 312 mph across the English Channel. Verified. Available in your garage.

The record-holding race edition. Carbon-composite fairings, 1,180 hp twin turbo, RYA-verified 312 mph channel crossing on the 2022 launch run.

  • Top speed312 mph
  • RecordEnglish Channel
  • Power1,180 hp twin turbo
  • Build22 weeks · 6 slots/yr
  • Eligible pilotsFAA A-licensed
// ENGINEERING PROOF

Marine-grade aluminum hull · ISO 12217-1 certified · VectorFlow skirt cuts fuel burn by 31% vs. competing craft (independent 2023 trials).

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// BY THE NUMBERS · VERIFIED, NOT MARKETING

The credentials a procurement officer can actually paste into a memo.

1,180 UNITS DELIVERED

Production hovercraft shipped since 2007 — the largest installed base in the personal category.

23 COUNTRIES SERVED

Authorized export documentation, EU CE-marked, and a dealer network that picks up the phone on the first ring.

5YR HULL & SKIRT WARRANTY

Industry standard is 18 months. Ours is five years on the marine-grade aluminum hull and the VectorFlow skirt.

99.4% 2023 FLEET UPTIME

Reported across the active 2023 fleet. The highest published uptime in the personal hovercraft category.

4.92/5 TRUSTPILOT · 2,047 REVIEWS

Verified buyer reviews, 2024. 89% of reviewers cite the dealer network and warranty response time.

38 AUTHORIZED SERVICE CENTERS

Largest personal-hovercraft service footprint in North America — every major coastal metro, plus Great Lakes.

ISO 12217-1 MARINE CERTIFIED · FULL LINEUP · 2021
RYA 312 MPH CHANNEL RECORD · 2022
WBW WORKBOAT WORLD · MFR OF THE YEAR · 2020 · 2023
CE EU CONFORMITY · ALL EXPORT MODELS
// DEMO FLIGHT · STEVENSVILLE, MD · BY APPOINTMENT

Reserve a Demo Flight.

A 90-minute flight on the Chesapeake. You'll launch from our 92,000 sq ft facility, take the controls over open water, and leave with a build sheet — not a brochure. We respond to every reservation request within one business day.

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Prefer the phone? Procurement? SAR bid? +1 (410) 555-0118 [email protected]
6 WK stock ship
14 WK custom build
24 HR response SLA
$0 Demo flight fee
Flying Fish Hovercraft · 100 Industrial Lane, Stevensville, MD 21666 · Mon–Sat 0800–1800 ET